Dublin Core
Title
Governor's House (Togus VA Medical Centra and National Cemetery)
Subject
HISTORY,PEOPLE,PLACES,SOCIAL HISTORY
Description
The Governor’s House, currently known as the Director's Quarters, Togus Veterans' Administration Center, belongs to the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine. The structure was initially built by the National Home for Disabled Volunteers established in 1866, and it is the only surviving building of the organisation as well as the oldest facility for veterans in the United States. Initially built to provide a space for any veteran of the Civil War who suffered any degree of disability, the Governor’s House was opened in 1869 and served disabled veterans for over a century. The house is a 2.5 story building with 22 rooms and is currently part of a Veteran Affairs site of approximately 506 acres comprising of heavily wooded areas, a medical complex with historic residential, hospital, and supportive buildings, along with two historic national cemeteries. The Governor’s House entered the National Historic Landmark Program in May 1974.
Source
american
Date
1866
Contributor
md269@st-andrews.ac.uk
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,44.2798615,-69.7052014;
License
Creative Commons Attribution License
Europeana
Europeana Type
IMAGE
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Governor's_House_(Togus_VA_Medical_Centra_and_National_Cemetery)
DescriptionEN
The Governor’s House, currently known as the Director's Quarters, Togus Veterans' Administration Center, belongs to the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine. The structure was initially built by the National Home for Disabled Volunteers established in 1866, and it is the only surviving building of the organisation as well as the oldest facility for veterans in the United States. Initially built to provide a space for any veteran of the Civil War who suffered any degree of disability, the Governor’s House was opened in 1869 and served disabled veterans for over a century. The house is a 2.5 story building with 22 rooms and is currently part of a Veteran Affairs site of approximately 506 acres comprising of heavily wooded areas, a medical complex with historic residential, hospital, and supportive buildings, along with two historic national cemeteries. The Governor’s House entered the National Historic Landmark Program in May 1974.
State
Maine